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The Celtics made sure of that in Friday night's District 4A-6 semifinals with a 67-20 thrashing of visiting Umatilla.

Now Trinity will shift its focus toward earning its second straight district championship, which the Celtics could accomplish with a win over Mount Dora tonight at 7.

“We knew that if we came in and play the way we needed to play, we would come out with a victory,” Trinity coach Melissa Mosby said.

“Tonight was to prepare us for tomorrow for Mount Dora. It's hard to beat a team three times, but hopefully we'll be successful.”

The Celtics won both regular season meetings with Mount Dora — a 65-56 road victory on Dec. 4 and a 51-41 conquest at home on Jan. 10.

On Friday, Trinity (23-2) was led offensively by senior center Amber Ferguson, who poured in a game-high 20 points to go with eight rebounds. Shannon Fannelli added 16 points and eight rebounds, while Marisa Thomason grabbed a game-high 10 boards to go with her six points.

Sophomore point guard Shambria Washington was a terror in the backcourt, as usual. She controlled the court from baseline to baseline, on offense and defense, and finished with 13 points and 11 assists, repeatedly finding open teammates under the basket for easy looks.

“That's the ultimate goal, to make sure everyone is involved, to make sure that it's a team effort,” Mosby said.

Collectively, the Celtics shot 51 percent (30-for-59) from the field and outrebounded the Bulldogs by an impressive margin of 38-13.

Heidi Gazzara led the way with 10 points for Umatilla, which shot just 1-for-14 in the first half and 21 percent (6-for-28) for the game.

<p>For the eighth time in nine seasons, Trinity Catholic will play in the girls basketball playoffs.</p><p>The Celtics made sure of that in Friday night's District 4A-6 semifinals with a 67-20 thrashing of visiting Umatilla.</p><p>Now Trinity will shift its focus toward earning its second straight district championship, which the Celtics could accomplish with a win over Mount Dora tonight at 7.</p><p>“We knew that if we came in and play the way we needed to play, we would come out with a victory,” Trinity coach Melissa Mosby said. </p><p>“Tonight was to prepare us for tomorrow for Mount Dora. It's hard to beat a team three times, but hopefully we'll be successful.”</p><p>The Celtics won both regular season meetings with Mount Dora — a 65-56 road victory on Dec. 4 and a 51-41 conquest at home on Jan. 10.</p><p>On Friday, Trinity (23-2) was led offensively by senior center Amber Ferguson, who poured in a game-high 20 points to go with eight rebounds. Shannon Fannelli added 16 points and eight rebounds, while Marisa Thomason grabbed a game-high 10 boards to go with her six points.</p><p>Sophomore point guard Shambria Washington was a terror in the backcourt, as usual. She controlled the court from baseline to baseline, on offense and defense, and finished with 13 points and 11 assists, repeatedly finding open teammates under the basket for easy looks.</p><p>“That's the ultimate goal, to make sure everyone is involved, to make sure that it's a team effort,” Mosby said.</p><p>Collectively, the Celtics shot 51 percent (30-for-59) from the field and outrebounded the Bulldogs by an impressive margin of 38-13.</p><p>Heidi Gazzara led the way with 10 points for Umatilla, which shot just 1-for-14 in the first half and 21 percent (6-for-28) for the game.</p><p><i>Andy Marks can be reached at andy.marks@starbanner.com.</i></p>